Metal bead fob plastics



W. M. GOLDSMITH.

METAL' BEAD FOR PLASTICS.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6. 1919.

Patented May 31, 1921.

UNITED; STATES PAT ENT OFFICE.

' WILLIAM M. GOLDSMITH, or CINCINNATI, OHIO.

METAL IBEAD FOR PLASTICS.

Application filed March 6,

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WILLIAM M. GOLD- SMITH,a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of Cincinnati,in the county of Hamilton and State of Ohio, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in Metal Beads for Plastics, of which the followingis a specification.

Corner heads have heretofore been made of various sizes because thedepth of plaster specified for walls varies. This made it necessary fora contractor to carry several sizes of corner beads. It frequently happened, however, that corner beads of the proper size for the depth ofplaster specified would be exhausted from the supply on hand at thebuilding under construction. Under these conditions it has been commonfor workmen to adopt some expedient for mounting a corner bead ofsmaller size upon the lathe at a corner by some such expedient as bymeans of pieces of plaster. This was a crude expedient since it resultedfrequently in the corner bead being mounted unevenly upon the corner.

It is the object of my invention to provide a means by which cornerbeads of uniform size may be used for all depths of plaster.

This object is attained by the means described in the specification andillustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1, is aperspective view of a corner bead construction embodying my invention.

Figs. 2 and 3, are perspectiveviews of clips for holding the cornerbeads and embodying a feature of my invention.

Figs. 4t and 5, are side elevations of the clips sho'wnin Figs. 2 and 3respectively.

The corner bead employed by me may be of any usual construction. In thepresent instance it is shown as made from a piece of sheet metal whichhas a central bead a and plates at, a, which lie at right angles to eachother and have in them a series of holes a. In combination with thiscorner bead I employ an angle clip which has one member 7) for contactwith the lathing, an other member 6' for engagement with the corner cl pand a sp g member b Whose Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 31, 1921.

1919. Serial No. 281,058.

width varies with the depth of the plastering. In the form shown in Fig.2, member 6 has struck from it two lugs 6 b These lugs have inwardlyprojecting shoulders 6 6 which space the lugs from the inner face ofmember 6 a distance equal to the gage of the metal A.

In use it is necessary to have two sets of the clips shown in Fig. 2,since the shoulder I) must contact with the edges of the plates a, a ofthe bead, as shown in Fig. 1. In the form of clip shown in Fig. 3, thereare at each edge of the member 6 two lugs b bb. Lugs 6 b are struckoutward from the member I), and lugs 6 6 are struck inward thereof. Thisform of clip may be applied to either edge of a corner bead. When theclip is placed upon the right hand edge of a bead, the shoulder of lug 6engaging the edge of the corner bead prevents any downward rotation ofthe clip relatively to the bead. When the clip is placed upon the lefthand side of a corner bead, the shoulder of the lug b prevents any suchreverse rotation of the clip.

With my corner bead construction a contractor need carry in stock onlyone size of corner beads and a series of sizes of my spacing clips. Thishe can do at much less expense and trouble than that'of carrying aseries of sizes of corner beads. Since corner beads are much moreexpensive than clips and much more cumbersome for a workmanto carry thanthe clips.

I have described my invention as applied to corner heads, but it may beapplied to other forms of beads for plaster and cement work.

What I claim is 1. As a new article of manufacture a spacer clip forbeads comprising parallel plates and a spacer member connecting theplates and holding them in different planes, one of said plates havinglugs projecting therefrom, and adapted to engage a bead.

2. As a new article of manufacture, a

spacing clip for beads, said spacer clip connprising a member adapted toengage a wall, a second member having lugs adapted to engage a ead and athird. m m er c nne ting the first two members and holding them ing uponopposite edges, inwardly and outin different planes, and adapted tospace a Wardly projecting lugs adapted to contact 10 bead from the firstmentioned member. with the edges of a bead and to couple the 3. As a newarticle of manufacture, a. spacer clip thereto. spacing clip for beads,said spacer clip com- In testlmony whereof, I have hereunto prisingparallel plates and an intermediate subscribed my name this 4th day ofMarch,

strip connecting the plates and holding them 1919. in different planes,one of said plates hav- WILLIAM M. GOLDSMITH.

